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Reds declare unilateral holiday ceasefire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:56 AM

The unilateral ceasefire will take effect from 12:01 on Dec. 24 to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 26 and from 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 31 to 11:59 p.m. the next day, New Year's Day, the Communist Party of the Philippines Central Committee said in a statement. Read more »

Military won't suspend operations for Reds' golden year

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:55 PM

"We do not want to give them the opportunity to gather and mass up to joyfully celebrate their 50th anniversary.” Read more »

Hepe ng militar, balak kasuhan dahil sa 'red tagging'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 08:00 PM

Kakasuhan ng Makabayan bloc si Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Carlito Galvez matapos akusahang mga aktibong miyembro ng New People's Army ang dalawang aktibista. Read more »

NPA not recruiting minors in Lumad areas: Ocampo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 12:36 PM

MANILA - Former congressman Satur Ocampo rejected Monday allegations that communist rebels are recruiting minors in Lumad areas. Read more »

PNP carrying out Duterte 'hit squad' plan 'with a lot of caution,' says spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:24 PM

MANILA - Law enforcers are handling President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to form a hit squad against communist rebels "with a lot of caution," a police official said Friday.   Read more »

3 patay, 1 nawawala matapos tambangan ng umano'y NPA sa Agusan del Norte

Lorilly Charmane D. Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:34 PM

BUTUAN CITY - Patay ang isang sundalo at 2 miyembro ng Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) matapos tambangan Huwebes ng umaga sa bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez sa Agusan del Norte. Read more »

Palace: Public should be ‘happy’ about hit squad vs rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:16 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to form a death squad that would target suspected communists remains an “idea” for now, but the public should be “happy” if it becomes a reality, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Fact check: No, these Leni slippers were not found at an abandoned NPA camp

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 03:13 PM

Multiple Facebook posts contain a photo purporting to show flip flops with the name of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on them at an abandoned communist rebel camp. The photo is being misused out of context. The original image was published in 2016 by a major media organization of the flip flops being distributed to residents in a Philippine city. Read more »

Pagbuo ng death squad vs NPA, bubusisiin ng PNP, AFP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:49 PM

Iginiit ng PNP na sapat na ang tropa at kakayanan ng gobyerno para labanan ang umano'y "sparrow unit" ng New People's Army. Read more »

Sundalo patay sa pag-atake ng hinihinalang NPA sa N. Samar

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 07:34 PM

SAN JORGE, NORTHERN SAMAR – Patay ang isang sundalo habang sugatan naman ang isa pa sa pag-atake ng hinihinalang mga kasapi ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa isang detachment ng Civilian Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU), Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Hit squad vs NPA 'sparrows' a license to kill for Duterte - Sison

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 11:19 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte forming a hit squad to target members of a liquidation team commanded by leftist rebels is a "dangerous proposal" which aims to allow military officials to kill suspected fighters, Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte says to form hit squad vs NPA ‘sparrows’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 07:39 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will form his own death squad which shall target members of a liquidation team commanded by the New People’s Army, in yet another sign of the continuing friction between the chief executive and communist rebels. Read more »

Duterte still open to peace talks with Reds, says peace adviser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 03:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte would still be open to revive peace talks with communist rebels despite an ongoing word war between him and Jose Maria Sison, the exiled leader of the group, his peace adviser said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga armas, pampasabog narekober ng militar sa Bukidnon

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:28 PM

Iba't ibang klaseng mga armas at pampasabog ang narekober ng tropa ng 88th Infantry Battalion matapos maka-engkwentro ang hinihinalang mga miyembro ng Guerilla Front 6 ng CPP-NPA sa Barangay Santa Felomina, Quezon, Bukidnon noong Huwebes. Read more »

More troops may be deployed in NPA-controlled areas ahead of 2019 polls: Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 01:02 PM

MANILA - More troops may be deployed in regions controlled by communist rebels to suppress "lawless violence" during the run-up to the 2019 elections, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Saturday.  Read more »

Suspected NPA rebel killed in Iloilo encounter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 02:02 AM

ILOILO - A suspected member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with government forces in Igbaras, Iloilo on Monday, the military said. Read more »

96 na dating rebelde nakatanggap ng ayuda mula sa gobyerno

Richmond Hinayon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 05:24 PM

Nakatanggap ng ayuda ang 96 na dating miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) na nagbalik loob sa gobyerno. Read more »

2 sundalo sugatan sa engkuwentro kontra NPA sa Northern Samar

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:20 PM

Sugatan ang dalawang sundalo matapos makipagbakbakan sa mga miyembro ng New People's Army sa bayan ng Lope de Vega, Northern Samar nitong Martes ng tanghali. Read more »

1 sundalo sugatan sa engkuwentro ng NPA, militar sa Nueva Ecija

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 10:57 PM

Ayon sa militar, nakakuha sila ng impormasiyon mula sa isang sumukong rebelde kung saan matatagpuan ang mga dati nitong kasamahan. Read more »

Lalaki patay sa pamamaril sa Negros Occidental

Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 10:20 AM

HIMAMAYLAN CITY, Negros Occidental – Isang dating kasapi ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang pinatay ng mga umano'y rebelde sa Barangay San Antonio sa naturang lungsod, Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »